Sheep-collar.



G. P. BALLARD.

SHEEP COLLAR.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 18, 1909.

Patented Feb. 8, 1910.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFTGE.

CULLUM PRESTON BALLARD, OF HUNTERS SPRINGS, WEST VIRGINIA, ASSIGNOR OFONE-THIRD TO JOHN P. COPELAND AND ONE-THIRD TO WILL 1H. OOMER, OF HUN-TEES SPRINGS, WEST VIRGINIA.

SHEEP-COLLAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 8, 1910.

Application filed August 18, 1909. Serial No. 513,467.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CULLUM P. BALLARD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Hunters Springs, in the county of Monroe and State of WVestVirginia, have invented a new and useful Sheep-Collar, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to collars for sheep or other small live stock.

Persons engaged in raising live stock such as sheep often meet withconsiderable loss from wild dogs, wolves and the like which attack thesheep and kill them by biting their throats.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a collar ofnovel form designed to be worn by a sheep or other small animal andwhich includes a novel arrangement of devices designed to trap theattacking animal and not only prevent it from injuring the stock butalso prevent it from escaping after the attack has been made.

Another object is to provide a collar of this type which is cheap tomanufacture and can be quickly adjusted to fit snugly about necks ofdifferent sizes.

Vith these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certainnovel details of construction and the combinations of parts such ashereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention hasbeen shown.

In said drawings :Figure 1 is a perspective view of a collar embodyingthe present improvements. Fig. 2 is a detail view of the hooked memberof the fastener.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference, 1 designates a bandpreferably formed of spring metal and one end of this band has a desirednumber of openings 2 therein forming cross bars 3. Any one of these barsis designed to be engaged by a hook 4 formed at the other end of theband and by a retaining lip 5 outstruck from the band and under the hookso as to prevent the engaged bar 3 from being accidentally forced out ofthe hooks 4.

Extending from the band at desired intervals are stems 6, each of whichis provided at its outer end with a cluster of hooks 7 having one ormore barbs S thereon, the

points of the hooks being directed toward the band. The stems 6 may beattached to the band either by riveting them thereto or by utilizingsuitable fastening devices.

A collar such as herein described can be quickly adjusted about the neckof a sheep or other animal and when it is in position thereon the stems6 will extend therefrom along radial lines, the points of the hooks 7being held at suflicient distances from the neck to prevent injury tothe animal thereby. IV hen a hostile animal assails the sheep or otherstock wearing the collar, its first attack will be directed toward thethroat in an endeavor to sever the jugular vein. Instead of snapping itsjaws upon the flesh of the neck, however, they will engage with thehooks on one of the stems 6 and these hooks will enter the jaws and thebarbs will prevent the hooks from being withdrawn. The animal will thusbe held a captive and cannot injure the stock attacked by it. hen thecollar is worn by sheep or other animals having long wool it Will bepractically concealed from View and cannot therefore be intentionallyavoided by the attacking animal.

It is to be understood that the collar herein described can be variedboth as to the arrangement and construction of the parts withoutdeparting from the spirit or sacrificing the advantages of theinvention. For example, and as shown in Fig. 1, an opening 9 may beformed in the bottom portion of the band 1 so as to permit a bell to beconveniently attached to the collar.

hat is claimed is 1. A collar including a band, and a cluster ofinwardly directed hooks connected to the outer face of the band.

2. A collar including a band, a stem outstanding therefrom, and inwardlydirected hooks upon the stem.

8. A collar including a band, a stem outstanding therefrom, and acluster of in wardly directed hooks upon the outer end of the stem.

4. A collar including a band, a stem outstanding therefrom, a series ofinwardly directed hooks upon the outer end of the stem, and barbs uponthe hooks.

5. A collar including a band, and a series diating from the band hooksupon the outer ends of the stems and directed toward the band and barbsupon the hooks.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as 15 my own, I have heretoailixed my signature in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

CULLUM PRESTON BALLARD.

lVitnesses R. H. ARNA'rr, I. N. BALLARD.

